BATON ROUGE — The two major
candidates for Mayor-President in
the Nov. 6 election took opposite
positions on the parish’s soaring
crime problem in a televised debate
Tuesday night. Incumbent MayorPresident Kip Holden, a Democrat,
said, “He talks like crime is out of
control. Crime can be managed.”

But Mayor Pro-Tem Mike
Walker, the Republican nominee
who is challenging Holden, said,
“There is a crime emergency” in
East Baton Rouge Parish. He cited
the 88 homicides so far this year,
which means the parish is on-track
to set an all-time record and give
Baton Rouge one of the highest
murder rates in the country. Walker said the Baton Rouge Police
See HOLDEN on Page 7

BATON ROUGE — If early voting is
any indication, the turnout for next
Tuesday’s election will be quite
large. In eight days of early voting
in East Baton Rouge Parish, 32,046
voters cast their ballots. Statewide
early voting was up by 21 percent
over 2008.
It will be an historic election.
Three races will be especially important because they could result
in major changes in policy:
• President of the United States
• Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish
• Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
At the national level, Republican Mitt Romney, who is leading
narrowly in most polls, promises
to reduce the size and cost of the
federal government and take it in
a different direction from President
Obama.
Likewise, at the parish level,
Mayor Pro-Tem Mike Walker, who
is challenging incumbent MayorSee MUCH on Page 4

Councilman
Addison Says
Time to End
Racial Politics

BATON ROUGE — Democratic
Metro Councilman Bones Addison said Wednesday it’s time to
end racial politics in East Baton
Rouge, and he
is setting an
example by
backing Mayor
Pro-Tem
Mike Walker’s
candidacy for
Mayor-President. “Some
friends
say,
‘Why
don’t
you stay out
Addison
of the Mayor’s
race?’ but I tell them ‘This is
about the human family and all
See WALKER on Page 16

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Congressman Says Future of Country at Stake Nov. 6

Cassidy Takes Hard Line on Obama

Tells Chamber EBR
Election Choice Is
American Revival or
Decline of Freedom

Photo by Woody Jenkins

BATON ROUGE — Congressman
Bill Cassidy (R-Baton Rouge) said
Tuesday the election Nov. 6 will
provide Americans with a stark
choice — between the launch of
a new American century and the
danger of losing the country’s freedom. Cassidy spoke to the monthly membership meeting of the new
Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish at Café Américain on Jefferson Highway.
The local physician who was
first elected in 2008 is seeking his
third term in Congress next Tuesday. His seat is considered safe,
and he has only Libertarian and Independent opponents.
Cassidy said he was impressed
by the great crowd in attendance
and the energy and excitement he
found in the new Chamber.
The reelection of President
Obama would lead to less freedom,
higher taxes, and a corporate state
form of government, he said.
Cassidy said three of the most
important issues facing the country
are:
• Debt and deficits
• Getting the economy going
• Health care

Crispy

CONGRESSMAN BILL CASSIDY spoke to the new Chamber of Commerce of East Baton
Rouge Parish Tuesday. Cassidy was greeted by Hank Henagan of Bethany World Prayer Center.

Dr. Cassidy came to the meeting
straight from seeing a patient.
Here are some of the congressman’s observations:
• In 1970, Social Security,
Medicare, and Medicaid represented only a small part of the federal

budget but, at the current rate, it
will be 100 percent of the federal
budget within 18 years. Obviously,
that cannot be allowed to happen.
• The new health care law, or
Obamacare, has set the stage for
an explosion of debt.
• Medicare will be bankrupt in
the next 12 years, but Obama is ignoring the problem.
Cassidy said America relies on
private insurance, Medicare, and
Medicaid. “Unfortunately, Obamacare makes all three of these unsustainable.”
Cassidy said health care decisions should be made by the average family — not by Washington
bureaucrats.
“I grew up on Drusilla Lane.
My family made a lot of health
care decisions. I have seen nothing that suggests that Washington
could make better health care de-

cisions than the average family
can make. Certainly, no program
in Washington saves money.”
Regarding the economy, Congressman Cassidy held up a copy
of the Oct. 18 edition of the Capital City News and pointed to the
headline that
says, “Coming Boom.”
“This
is
amazing!” he
said.
“The
solution
to
our problems
is to grow the
economy. Today our state
is blessed with
an abundance
of natural gas,
and this is
Rep. Bill Cassidy
creating enormous opportunities.”
“Because of the abundance and
low cost of natural gas, major industries are re-opening plants in
Louisiana. You can tell a lot about
the prosperity of a place by the
number of cranes that are working.”
“Obama acknowledges that natural gas adds to our economic rejuvenation but his policies endanger
the production and use of natural
gas.”
“He would like to shut down
coal-fired plants.”
“The President slowed exploration on the outer continental shelf
and has stopped drilling off the
coast of Alaska.”
“Hydraulic fracturing is very
important to energy production but
Obama’s EPA is less likely to encourage it.”
Cassidy said the future will be
bright if America and Louisiana in
particular are allowed to develop
their energy resources.
“We actually have plants moving back to the United States from
China — not because of labor costs
but because of energy costs. We
can’t compete with China on labor
costs but our natural gas is very affordable.”
See CASSIDY on Page 4

police systems. A news release gas have all unified their law enforcement
from www.fightnotfear.com said, and cut crime as a result.
“Unifying the two departments Research released by the campaign
positive outcomes from cities who
would mean greater efficiency and shows
chose to merge and unify their police sysmore police officers on the streets tems. After police unification, Charlotte
fighting crime.”
saw a 45 percent decrease in crime, added
The Fight, Not Fear group issued 200 officers and support personnel and
saw an increase in police efficiency. Inthe following statement:
FBI crime statistics show there has dianapolis witnessed a drop in murder of

Photo by Woody Jenkins

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge
businessman Lane Grigsby said he
wants an “honest and open dialogue
and debate” on the pros and cons
of merging the East Baton Rouge
Sheriff’s Office and the Baton
Rouge Police Department.
Grigsby, who paid $100,000 for
a study of what happened when law
enforcement agencies were unified
in Charlotte, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Las Vegas, said a merger
should save taxpayers’ dollars and
reduce crime.
“We are not talking about small
savings or an insignificant drop in
the crime rate. We’re talking about
significant improvements,” he said.
“Up until now, no one has really
looked at how a merger would take
place or what the effects would be
in this parish.”
Grigsby said merging the two
agencies would take amendments to
the City-Parish Plan of Government
and changes in state law, possibly
even a constitutional amendment.
He said he is moving forward aggressively and will bring proposals
to the Metro Council and the Louisiana Legislature.
“The devil is in the details,”

SHERIFF SID GAUTREAUX would
have responsibility for unified parishwide
law enforcement under a plan being proposed by businessman Lane Grigsby.

Grigsby said. “We’re not talking
about reinventing the wheel. This
has already been done successfully.”
Meanwhile, a group backed by
Grigsby has launched an advertising campaign focused on the growing problem of violent crime in the
area. The campaign, entitled “Fight,
Not Fear” utilizes television, print,
a web site and social media to draw
public attention to the fact that crime
in Baton Rouge is significantly outpacing similar-sized communities.
The ad campaign calls for unification of the Parish’s two separate

been a 40 percent increase in the Baton
Rouge murder rate over the past 10 years.
Baton Rouge has a higher murder rate per
capita than Houston, Los Angeles, New
York, Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, and
Washington, D.C. The violent crime rate
and the property crime rate in Baton Rouge
are higher than the rates for the nation and
Louisiana, according to recent FBI statistics.
Not isolated to any one neighborhood,
the crime epidemic is spreading across the
parish according to an article in The Advocate in March of this year. “As election day
draws closer, it’s clear that the number one
issue for voters in Baton Rouge is crime
and the status quo is not working,” said
spokesman Jay Connaughton. “City leaders are not delivering the results needed to
protect the people.”
The “Fight, Not Fear” campaign highlights the problems and inefficiencies created by the current system of policing. In
June, WAFB reported that Baton Rouge
Police and Fire departments are short by
approximately 60 officers. “The problem of
crime in Baton Rouge is real and growing,”
said Connaughton. “How much worse does
it have to get before city leaders are willing
to consider true reform? Casually nibbling
around the edges will not change the dangerous trajectory the city is on.”
One reason for the growing area crime
problem is that Baton Rouge has two separate police systems to service the same city.
The result is double the bureaucracy and
fewer officers on the streets of a city that is
poised to become the crime capital of the
country. Other cities across the U.S. have
faced similar crime problems and cut crime
by unifying their law enforcement. Charlotte, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Las Ve-

20 percent and saw decreased crime rates
overall, quicker response times, and a reduction in murder, property crime and vehicle theft. After unifying, Louisville had
double-digit decreases in crime, sworn
officers moved out of administrative positions and onto the street, and residents gave
high levels of approval to police services
and felt safer in their neighborhoods. Post
unification, Las Vegas went from ranking
number one in crime to number 205. Overall crime dropped 36 percent and violent
crime dropped 52 percent. They eliminated
duplication of resources and improved efficiency.
“In April of 2011, city leadership toyed
with the concept of unification of law enforcement in Baton Rouge, but abandoned
the concept without any study, serious consideration or opportunity for citizens to express their views on the subject.” “All the
solutions to the crime problem should be
on the table,” said Connaughton. “It’s time
for the citizens of Baton Rouge to call on
city officials to look at the facts and not be
afraid to do the right thing.”
The “Fight, Not Fear” campaign calls
on citizens to reach out to leadership within
the community and insist that Baton Rouge
unify its law enforcement and deliver results. A feature on the “Fight, Not Fear”
website allows residents to lobby their
community leaders asking for unification
of police forces in Baton Rouge.
The “Fight, Not Fear” campaign originated with Lane Grigsby, a Baton Rouge
resident and businessman, political activist
and community leader. Grigsby views this
campaign not as a political issue but one of
protecting the future of his hometown.
To learn more about police unification,
visit FightNotFear.com.

Regarding the terrorist attack
on the U. S. consulate in Benghazi
and the murder of the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans,
Cassidy said emails sent during the
attack show that it was not a demonstration against a video but a coordinated terrorist attack. “They
cut off roads and carried rocket

grenades. The attack occurred on
9/11.”
When asked whether Benghazi
would be grounds for impeachment, Cassidy said it was too early
to think of things like that. “I prefer not to speculate but I do know
this. We learn from history. In the
Battle of the Bulge, Eisenhower
gathered his forces until he was

strong enough. You should never
charge rashly ahead before you are
ready!”
When asked what he can do to
effect the outcome of the election,
Cassidy turned the question and
said, “It’s not about what I can do
but about what we can do. One of
the most critical things is for you
to call or email all of your friends

in the swing states and urge them
to vote for Mitt Romney for President. At this point, the TV commercials don’t mean much but
your personal influence with your
friends and relatives could be the
thing that sways their vote.”
Cassidy has been endorsed in his
reelection bid by the Republican
Party of East Baton Rouge Parish.

Much at Stake
In Key Races on
Tuesday Ballot
Continued from Page 1

President Kip Holden, is expected
to lead an effort to reduce the size
and cost of the City-Parish government if he is elected.
The race for the Louisiana Supreme Court is particularly significant because the election of a conservative Republican to the court
from the Baton Rouge area would
give the court a solid 4-3 conservative majority. Chief Justice Kitty
Kimball, who announced her retirement at the end of the year, is
considered a more liberal member
of the court.
Five Republican judges are
among eight candidates seeking
the Supreme Court seat, and most
experts predict a Republican victory, although Court of Appeal Judge
John Michael Guidry, a Democrat,
is also considered a formidable
candidate.
Besides President, Mayor-President, and state Supreme Court,
the remaining voters in East Baton
Rouge Parish will help choose a
Court of Appeal Judge, two City
Judges, several members of the
Metro Council, City Constable,
and the Ward 3 Constable for the
Justice of the Peace Court.
Voters will also decide the fate
of nine proposed amendments to
the Louisiana Constitution, a renewal of a Mosquito Control tax,
and term limits for school board
members.
In East Baton Rouge Parish,
there are four school districts —
East Baton Rouge, Baker, Central,
and Zachary — and voters in each
school district will decide in a separate vote whether to impose term
limits on school board members.
If the referendum is approved in a
district, board members would be
limited to three four-year terms.
On Tuesday, the polls will open

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2012: A Year of Decision

DWAYNE BAILEY ENDORSED BY REPUBLICAN PARTY — The Republican Party
of East Baton Rouge Parish today announced its endorsement of Dwayne Bailey for United
States Congress from the 2nd Congressional District. The district, which is majority black,
includes part of East Baton Rouge Parish. It is currently represented by Congressman Cedric
Richmond (D-New Orleans). Bailey is a Republican leader from Ascension Parish.

‘Yes’ to Term Limits for EBR School Board
12 Years Should Be
Enough for Member
To Achieve Goals

Woody Jenkins

Editor, Capital City News

BATON ROUGE — Proponents of
educational reform have made a
major push to change the way public education works in Louisiana.
Reforming local school boards
has been an important part of that
effort. On Tuesday, Nov. 6, voters across the state will get to have
their say on one of the proposed
reforms — term limits for school
board members. At present, school
board members can serve an unlimited number of four-year terms.
Sometimes that has worked out

very well. For example, Mr. T. H.
Montgomery represented Central
on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board
for 42 years —
the longest serving school board
member in state
history. He made
an enormous contribution to public
education over the
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years.
But, all too often, long-serving
school board members accumulate
too much power and exercise undue influence over personnel and
policy decisions.
The purpose of term limits is to
prevent the undue accumulation of
political power in the hands of a
few. The answer, of course, is to
vote the #@&%’s out of office.

The problem is that politicians
find ways to ensconce themselves
in office in ways that make it impossible to vote them out of office,
precisely because they have accumulated so much power. They
may have gotten many of their
supporters placed in the bureaucracy, creating a strong political force,
or endeared themselves to government contractors who in turn fund
their reelection campaigns.
In any case, voters within the
boundaries of the East Baton Rouge
Parish school system will have the
opportunity to vote on term limits
for EBR school board members on
Tuesday. Board members would
be limited to three four-year terms.
Voters in Baker, Central, and Zachary will vote separately. Here in
Baton Rouge, term limits for EBR
Board members seem like a very
good idea indeed.

rels more than energy giant Russia is producing. The change agent
driving the growing increase of oil
production in the U.S. is the drilling
and production of oil shale plays
around the country. The good
news is we have
a huge upside for
using shale oil to
move the U.S. toward energy independence.
The DOE estimates that in Woody Jenkins
2013 domestic oil
production could
Dan Juneau
reach almost 11.5
million barrels a day, essentially
tying us with Saudi Arabia as the
world’s leading producer.
Private analysts estimate that our
national daily oil production could
range between 13 to 15 million barrels by 2020. Five years ago, no
one dreamed those production totals were possible. Ten years ago,
the “experts” were spouting dire
“peak oil” prophecies and lamenting energy-related national security
problems.
Rising oil production in and of
itself will not make the U.S. energy
independent. We still consume 18.7
million barrels of oil a day, but that
figure is not rising. Increased fuel
efficiency of vehicles and use of renewable and alternative fuel sources
is helping to keep oil consumption in

check. The shale drilling explosion
has also vastly expanded natural gas
reserves in the U.S. The next logical
step toward energy independence is
using compressed natural gas as a
fuel source for a greater percentage
of vehicles on our roads.
That would significantly reduce
the importation of oil and make our
nation less dependent on volatile
sources such as the Middle East.
The early completion of the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline
would also make our energy picture
more secure in the near future.
Increased domestic oil production through expanded shale drilling
does more than increase our energy
security. It can be a huge driver of
our economy.
In fact, it already is. Some sources estimate that shale drilling will
spawn well over a million new jobs

BATON ROUGE — Throughout my
40 years representing the business
community—first with the Greater
Lafayette Chamber of Commerce
and then with LABI—I have been a
student of energy issues and energy
economics.
I was in Lafayette when the
streets were paved (figuratively
speaking) with black gold; and I
was there when the oil patch crashed
and brought Louisiana down with
it. I recall all the dire predictions of
when “peak oil” would occur, and I
have watched each of those predictions proven wrong.
I thought I knew quite a bit about
oil and gas and how that industry
impacts the economy. Recently,
along with many “experts,” I have
learned how little I knew.
The U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE)—definitely not a cheerleader for the oil and gas industry
in the current administration—recently forecast that the U.S. could
soon overtake Saudi Arabia as the
world’s leading producer of oil.
Wow! According to the U.S.
Energy Information Administration, our domestic production of oil
and liquid hydrocarbons now totals
10.9 million barrels a day. That is
less than 1 million barrels behind
the Saudis and almost a million bar-

during the rest of this decade. Most
of those jobs will be top-end though
not all of them will be directly involved in exploration and production.
Manufacturing, technology, and
transportation are some of the areas
where many Americans will find
great jobs due to this new vista in
energy development. This new reality positions Louisiana well to get
its share of those new jobs.
The sky is the limit when it
comes to domestic energy production in the era of shale drilling.
The biggest limiting factor is excessive government regulation. In
the era of $3.50 gasoline and high
unemployment, consumers aren’t
going to be supportive of government fiats that drive up energy costs
and kill jobs. Evidence of that may
rise to the surface on November 6.

Department needs 70 new officers
Walker said putting more officers on the streets is one of the
keys to fighting violence.
Crime and the Baton Rouge
Police Department were recurring
issues throughout the hour-long
debate, which was held at the LSU
Manship School of Mass Communications and sponsored by
WAFB-TV. It was broadcast on
cable Channel 16.
The debate began with a question about a controversial commercial by Mike Walker on the use of
Baton Rouge City Police to escort
Nation of Islam Minister Louis
Farrakhan from the New Orleans
Airport to Southern University.
The 30-second spot, which has
aired on Baton Rouge television
stations the past week showed a
video clip of Minister Farrakhan
thanking Holden for using Baton
Rouge City Police to pick him up
at the New Orleans Airport and escort him to Baton Rouge.
In the debate, Holden said,
“This is the kind of ad that divides
people” by race. Independent candidates Gordon Mese and Steve
Myers were also critical of the ad.
But Mike Walker said, “This is
not about race at all. It’s a very bad
practice to escort private citizens
around Baton Rouge. Our police
officers are needed in the streets.
They are not an escort service.
This is a bad policy that needs to
be changed.”
Matt Kennedy of radio station

Gordon Mese, Independent
for Mayor-President

Talk 107.3 told the candidates the
Green Light Program has been
good but the Interstate highways
remain in gridlock. He asked for
their solutions.
Myers said there are inconveniences in life and that the focus
needs to be on moving traffic. More
turn lanes and turn signals would
help, he said. “The Loop is pie in the
sky” and not the answer, Myers said.
Holden, the chief supporter of
the Loop, said, “The Loop is very
real. Fear mongers say it’s coming through my house. We’re still
looking at the Northern Loop. We

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need at least a by-pass.”
Walker said, “We can thank Tom
Ed McHugh for the Pothole Tax.
We’ve been increasing capacity,
and we need to focus on moving
traffic.” Walker said the problem is
regional and that he will develop a
relationship with parish presidents
in surrounding parishes.
Mese said the Loop is a 20th
century solution to a 21st century
problem. He said it would cost
$4 billion and such money would
be better spent on redevelopment
of the Mid-City and North Baton
Rouge areas.

Responding to a question from
Stephanie Riegle of the Business
Report, Holden, Walker, and Myers all said they opposed giving additional money to CATS, the Capital Area Transportation System,
which operates the Baton Rouge
bus company. Holden, who strongly supported the recent increase in
the CATS property tax, said CATS
has to have better efficiency and
that CATS has made promises they
are not fulfilling.
Walker, an outspoken opponent
of the CATS tax increase, said the
tax should be repealed. “It was
passed in a gerry-mandered district.
It goes to a failing bus company.
We should not subsidize it. These
funds should be used to put more
police officers on the streets.”
Grant Yenni, an LSU student, returned the discussion to crime, and
Walker said crime is the No. 1 issue.
He said, “We do not have enough
police officers. To illustrate this,
19 subdivisions in Baton Rouge
have created special law enforcement districts and taxed themselves
to provide more police patrols.
We are not going to be ‘The Next
Great City’ until we are a safe city.”
When asked if there is a crime
emergency, Holden said Walker is
like Chicken Little, who says the sky
is falling. “Putting officers on every street corner is not the answer.”
Walker criticized Holden for
holding up $4 million in law enforcement funds and not getting
approval from Sheriff Sid GauSee MAYOR on Page 16

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2012 Redemptorist High Homecoming
BATON ROUGE — Miss Kristen Ashford was named the 2012 Redemptorist Homecoming Queen. She was
crowned by the 2011 Homecoming
Queen, Krysta Boatner. Krysta is the
daughter of Thomasina and Dana Boatner. She is continuing her education
at Baton Rouge Community College
studying liberal arts. Krysta plans to
further her education at Southern A&M
University, majoring in nursing.
• Freshman maid Ms. Stephanie Tassin is a member of the varsity
cheerleading squad, an honor student,
and was voted best personality last
year by the 8th grade class.
• Freshman maid Ms. Rebecca Armanini is a member of the basketball,
soccer, and volleyball teams. Last year
she was awarded most school spirit,
the president’s award for excellence,
the athletic award, the Patrick F. Taylor
Foundation award, and the outstanding
8th grade Catholic Youth Award. Rebecca graduated 8th grade as the BETA
president. She volunteers her time
with her church youth group, YELP,
and is an altar server and a lector for
her church parish.
• Sophomore maid Ms. July Arita
is a member of the RHS softball team,
the football manager, and a member of
Best Buddies.
• Sophomore maid Ms. Jayla Anderson is a second year member of
the Varsity cheer squad, and a member
of several clubs on campus including,
music ministry, gospel choir, BETA
Club, Best Buddies, and Campus Ministry. She is an honor student with a 4.0
GPA and served as the Freshman class
president. Jayla is a member of the
track and field team and received the
award for exceeding 50 service hours
last year. She volunteers her time with
the St. Isidore Youth Group and the Diocesan Youth Board.
• Junior maid Ms. Kayleigh Amos
is a member of the varsity soccer team,
BETA Club, Best Buddies, and campus
ministry. She is a member of a competitive soccer league and volunteers

2012 Redemptorist High Homecoming
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her time coaching 5-6 year old soccer. Kayleigh visits the nursing home
weekly, and is a high honor student
with a 4.0 GPA.
• Junior maid Ms. Courtney Gray
is a JV and Varsity volleyball player
and a member of the Varsity Cheer
Squad. She has been a member of the
Wolfettes basketball dance for two

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years and is a member of the choir.
Courtney volunteers her time outside
of school, visiting the nursing home
during the holidays. She has been volunteering in her church as a liturgical
dancer since the age of three.
• Junior maid Ms. Dominique Nash
is a JV and varsity volleyball player
and received the 2011-2012 volleyball
coach’s award. She is a member of the
Wolfette basketball dance. Dominique
serves as the treasurer of Best Buddies and is a part of the campus ministry team and Gospel choir. She is a
member of the Knights of Peter Claver
Junior Daughters where she holds the
position of Vice Grand Lady. Dominique has volunteered her time with
the Sickle Cell Anemia Bowling bash,

reading to the children in the Children’s
Hospital, and Baton Rouge General.
• Junior maid Ms. Lindsey Schexnayder is a member of the varsity cheer
squad, peer ministry, BETA club, yearbook staff, and Best Buddies. She is a
high honor student with a 4.0 GPA.
• Senior maid Ms. Jandy Aguillard has been a member of the volleyball team for four years, and the soccer
team for two. She is an honor student
who is involved in several clubs including Best Buddies, peer ministry,
campus ministry, and yearbook. To her
volleyball team, thanks for the sportsmanship, leadership, understanding,
and yes the bruises.
• Senior maid Ms. Kristen Ashford
is a member of the Wolfette Dance
Team, and is the team’s captain. She
has been a member of the soccer team
and the track team, and has danced
at Brittany’s School of Dance for 13
years. She is serving as the vice president of Best Buddies, the president of
the Beta Club, a student ambassador,
a member of the Hunting and Fishing
Club, National Honor Society, campus and peer ministry, Student Council, and Students for Life. Outside of
school Kristen enjoys dancing, hunting
and fishing, and camping. She volunteers her time at vacation bible school,
St. James nursing home, the Food
Bank, and Holy Family’s children
mass. Kristen has received a number
of awards in and out of school including best in Wolfettes for the years 2011
and 2012, the 2012 Silver Timberwolf
Award, Most Improved in Soccer 2012,
UDA All American Award, and district
governor for Beta District 7. She is a
high honor student.
• Senior maid Ms. Clarke Evans is
a member of the RHS National Honor
Society, Beta Club, Best Buddies, Gospel Choir, Campus Ministry, Peer Ministry, Student Council, and is co-editor
of the yearbook staff. She is a member
of the National Society of High School
Scholars. She is a member of the RHS
Tennis team and the United States Tennis Association. Clarke is a competitive pianist and has competed in the
Heritage Piano Festival and won the
DeBose National Piano Competition.
• Senior maid Ms. Krystal
Holmes is a member of the RHS varsity volleyball team and has danced on
the Wolfettes basketball dance team for
two years. She is involved in Campus
Ministry, Best Buddies, and the Gospel

Choir. She is a member of the Knights
of Peter Claver Junior Daughters and
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and
currently holds the position as Grand
Lady of Court 12. She received an
award from Gov. Kathleen Blanco at
Youth Legislature and was able to become “Governor for a Day”. She has
attended a dance intensive at the New
Orleans Center for the Create Arts and
has danced in three productions for the
FAME icon, Debbie Allen. Outside
of these activities, Krystal has volunteered her time at the sickle cell anemia
bowling bash, visited the elderly, and
read to the children at Our Lady of the
Lake Children’s Hospital.

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CENTRAL — In a classic showdown for the District 4-5A Championship last Friday night, the
Scotlandville Hornets dominated
the Central Wildcats in the first
half. Fortunately for Central, the
Hornets led at half time by only
13-0, although the game seemed
more one-sided than that.
Nevertheless, the Wildcats battled back in the second half, showing a lot of emotion, especially after two key fumble recoveries, and
won the game and the District Title
by a narrow 26-25 margin.
One memorable tackle by Central’s Dillon Brumfield made a pop
heard throughout Wildcat Stadium.
Brumfield hit the Hornet quarterback so hard that Brumfield’s helmet cracked, and he had to scramble to borrow a replacement helmet
from a teammate.
Central head coach Sid Edwards
said Scotlandville was an impressive team with a good game plan.
“I told our team Scotlandville
would play with a lot of emotion,
and they did.”
“I told our guys no lead would

Thomas Eddlemon, Corey Guercio, a

The Wildcats waiting to take the field

be safe, and no deficit too large to
overcome. The game went back
and forth. Fortunately, we had the
ball last!” he said.
Both teams entered the game
3-0 in district play. Now Central is
8-1, 4-0 in district, and ranked No.
7 in the state in power ratings.
The victory included three touchdowns by senior running back Lamonte Janeau and an outstanding
performance by the offensive line.
Coach Sid commended the

coaching staff, especially defensive coordinator Ken Hilton, who
led the Hornets as head coach until
this season.
Edwards commended quarterback Brett Courville, whom he
said is deserving of consideration
for All-State honors, and several
others:
• Jake Myers, who had an outstanding night blocking
• Gary Triplett, who had several
crucial receptions

Wildcat defense at work against Scotlan

• Devon Gales, who had several
beautiful blocks
• Kevin Henry, who made a
huge play
• Thomas Eddlemon, Tony Ragusa, John Milton, Ashton Stokes,
Dalton Holmon, and Corey Guercio, all of whom had great games
against the big boys.
With less than five minutes left
in the game, Central was behind
25-19, when it scored the winning
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against rival Live Oak this Friday
night at home. The Live Oak game has
all the makings of a potential upset.
Central has dominated Live Oak
in recent years, but this is a completely different Live Oak team.
They proved that last week when
they upset Zachary.
Coach Sid is very concerned

Coach Sid Edwards and Coach Eric Randall

Central 26, Scotlandville 25

Central (8-1) wins District 4-5A Championship

Photos by Woody Jenkins of Capital City News
Next Game: Live Oak at Central • 7 p.m Friday • Pink Out

about Live Oak. “This game could
be a trap for us. Our guys have no
experience with a Live Oak team
that is this good. In the first game
of the season, Live Oak played
Livonia, the No. 3 team in the state
in 3A and narrowly lost 7-6. The

only reason Livonia scored is that
Live Oak fumbled on its own one.”
“Live Oak played a good game
against No. 3 ranked U-High. At
one point, Live Oak was ahead by
two touchdowns. Against Denham
Springs, Live Oak and Denham

were tied 0-0 until 40 seconds left
in the first half. Scotlandville only
beat Live Oak 20-14, and Live Oak
was threatening at the Scotlandville 25 yard line at the end of the
game. Then they had a solid victory over Zachary 21-7. Live Oak
is like us — they’re a team with a
lot of heart, gritty, hard-nosed, and
fighting to the end.”
Coach Sid said Friday will be
a Pink Game at Wildcat Stadium.
Donations will go to Mary Bird
Perkins Cancer Center.

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W

hen Cliff Ivey dedicated his entire life to our community, he had no
idea he would someday be seeking a seat on the Baton Rouge City Court.
Cliff was born and raised here, lives only a few blocks
from his childhood home in Kenilworth, attended Runnels
and McKinley Middle Schools and graduated from
McKinley Senior High School.

Cliff also served as a law enforcement officer
with the Baton Rouge Police Department and
the Pointe Coupee and West Baton Rouge
Parish Sheriff’s Offices. Cliff understands
from real, on-the-job experience what it
means to serve and protect our community
and our families.
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BATON ROUGE — Miss Jessica Breaux
was named the 2012 Parkview Baptist Homecoming Queen. She was
crowned by the 2011 Homecoming
Queen, Chelsea Rentz. Chelsea is a
freshman at LSU where she is studying to earn a degree in Child and Fam-

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ily Studies with the thought of getting her master’s in social work. She
participates in the Hub at LSU, loves
hunting, and enjoys spending time
with family and friends.
• Freshman maid Kelly Luong
is the daughter of Lisa and Mike Lu-

ong. Kelly is an active member of
Parkview’s tennis team and a member of the French Club. Her outside
hobbies and interests include reading,
playing piano, cooking, and going to
the beach.
• Freshman maid Cameron Small

is the daughter of Beth and Kyle Rogers and Brett Boudreaux. She’s competed with Louisiana Cheer Force for
the last seven years, and this is her first
year cheering at Parkview. Cameron’s
a member of the International Club and
enjoys spending time with friends.
• Sophomore maid Kacie Phillipe
is the daughter of Devin and Cherron Phillipe. She is a member of the
French Club, Beta Club, and FCA.
Kacie has been a cheerleader since
fifth grade, and she runs track. She especially enjoys spending time with her
family and friends.
• Sophomore maid Krisya Recinos is the daughter of Roberto and
Thelma Recinos. She’s an active
member of the Spanish Club, British
Culture Club, Beta Club. Krisya is the
principal clarinet player in the band.
She enjoys reading, music, taking care
of her pets, and serving as a witness
for Christ in the community.
• Junior maid Haley Loyacano is
the daughter of Gene and Jan Loyacano and Lori and Gary Perkins. She
serves the community as a member of
PBSU and Beta Club, and is a member of the Spanish Club. Haley enjoys
playing tennis, hunting, competing in
pageants, spending time with friends
and family, and going to church.
• Junior maid Jessica Perkins, the
daughter of Mike and Cora Perkins, is
this year’s chaplain for the Class of
2014. For the last three years, she’s
been a member of the Silver Steppers
and the PBS Drama Club. Jessica enjoys spending time with her friends
and spending time with her family.
• Junior maid Lexie Taylor is the
daughter of James and Linda Taylor. She enjoys spending time with
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Freshman Kelly Luong and Mike Luong

Freshman Carmeron Small and Kyle Rogers

Sophomore Kacie Phillipe and Devin Phillipe

Sophomore Krisya Recinos and Roberto Recinos

Junior Haley Loyacano and Gene Loyacano

Junior Jessica Perkins and Mike Perkins

Junior Lexie Taylor and James Taylor

Senior Taylor Causey and Michael Causey

Senior Jenna Griffin and Dr. Jeff Griffin

spending time with family. Lexie’s
a three-year member of the volleyball team and this year she has
joined the Spanish Club and FCA.
• Senior maid Jessica Breaux is
the daughter of Darrin and Jennifer
Breaux. She’s led worship as part of
the high school’s Praise Band for the
last four years and has performed in the
Spring Musical for the last three. Jessica is a member of the Beta Club and the
Drama Club, too. She enjoys singing,
spending time with friends and family.
• Senior maid Taylor Causey is
the daughter of Michael and Carmella
Causey. She’s a four-year member of
the youth group at Parkview Baptist
Church and is serving this year as a
member of its leadership team. Taylor’s
vice-president of the Art Club and is a
member the Beta Club and Book Club
too. She enjoys drawing and painting,
reading, watching Disney movies, and
“Pinteresting.” Taylor plans to attend
either Centenary or Baylor and wants
to major in either zoology or marine
biology.
• Senior maid Jenna Griffin is
the daughter of Dr. Jeff and Pamela
Griffin. She is a member of the Beta

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church at Istrouma Baptist, going to
the movies, staying active, and baking
sweets. She plans to attend LSU next
fall.
• Senior maid Rebecca Tatum is

the daughter of Jim and Julie Tatum.
She’s a member of Istrouma’s youth
group, the secretary of FCA, and a
PBS Ambassador. Rebecca’s a threeyear member of the Beta Club, a twoyear member of the Spanish Club and

tennis team, and a four-year member
of the Art Club and the PBS volleyball
team. She enjoys shopping, travelling,
snow skiing, fishing, and spending
time with her dad. She plans to attend
either LSU or Tulane in the fall to pursue a career in medicine.
• Crown bearer Miss Claire
Kubelka is the daughter of Kris and
Tammie Kubelka. Claire was escorted
by the 2012 Homecoming King, Tyler
Fontenot.

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I have ever known.
He will be a terrific
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What’s Happening Around Capital City
BATON ROUGE — Events coming up in
and around the Capital City:
Thursday, November 8
Veterans Day Service • 7 p.m.
The City of Central will honor
those who have served our country at
Grace UPC, 13845 Hooper Road.
Friday, November 9
Blue Tie Service • 9 a.m.
Everyone is invited to the 3rd Annual Blue Tie Service being held at
Central Private School. Guest speakers are Central Middle student Micah Barnett; Gold Star family of 1st
Lt. Christopher Barnett; graduate of
Central Private and wounded warrior,
Bobby Westbrook, and Claudia Billiot, a veteran and Gold Star Sister of
SPC Marisol Heredia. Blue Star and
Gold Star families will be present.
Saturday, November 10
Shoe Box Packing Party
9 a.m. to 12 noon
The 3rd Annual Operation Christmas Child She Box packing party will
be held at Greenwell Springs Baptist
Church. We invite the community to
help pack shoe box gifts that will be
sent around the world. If you would
like to donate items visit samaritanspurse.org/occ to view a complete list-

High School Football
In Coverage Area
Friday, Nov. 2
Broadmoor at St. Michael
Catholic at Dutchtown
Live Oak at Central
Christian Life at
Archbishop Hannan
Dunham at Episcopal
McKinley at Woodlawn
Redemptorist at University Lab
Tara at Belaire

BATON ROUGE — Sarah Holliday, Republican, Baton Rouge, defines herself as a Christian, a mother, a wife,
a daughter, a sister
and small business
owner. A native of
East Feliciana Parish, she serves as
Louisiana Federation of Republican
Women Vice President for Region
6. She is the lead
charter
member
and president of
Capital City Republican Women,
Holliday
and a Commissioner for the Planning
& Zoning Commission.
Ms. Holliday said, “I am running
for Public Service Commissioner because I want to ensure a regulatory
balance that enables utilities to provide customers with safe, adequate
and reliable service, at rates that are
just and reasonable.”
“I will advocate for greater transparency and public accountability as
well as stabilizing low cost energy;
protecting the interest of all Louisiana
rate payers; and reducing high energy
bills for families and businesses; efficient energy solutions; and expand job
opportunities. I will also advocate for
more efficient services in the rural parishes and encourage the development
of technology”.
She said she wants to add some
honesty and integrity to the political
process, which is being undermined
by politicians and their donors.

16 CAPITAL CITY NEWS Thursday, November 1, 2012

Reunion of Sid Edwards’ RedemptoristTeams

BATON ROUGE — Last Thursday’s Homecoming ceremonies
at Redemptorist High School included a special tribute to alumni who played football for the
Wolves over the years.
Prior to the game, members
of the 2002 Redemptorist State
Championship football team
gathered for a reunion along with
head coach Sid Edwards and other members of the coaching staff.
The 2002 team was joined by
other Redemptorist players who
were coached by Coach Sid, who
is now head coach at Central.
Edwards coached Redemptorist to one state basketball and two
state football championships.

Mayor-President Debate Centered Around Crime Issue
Continued from Page 7

treaux. Holden countered by saying he was just abiding by the law.
Greg Merriweather of WAFBTV asked Walker about Holden using a detail of City Police to provide
protection for himself. Walker said,
“I drive myself to work everyday.
Crime is so bad but the Mayor uses
all these officers as his bodyguards.
How much have we spent on security for the Mayor? There are three
or four police officers surrounding
the Mayor everywhere he goes.”
Stephanie Riegle asked Holden
about his relationship with other public officials who had originally supported him. “What happened?” she
asked. Holden said, “Ask Walker.
As to the Sheriff, I laid out the law.
Hillar Moore and I are doing fine.”

When Riegle asked about his
relationship with Metro Council
members, Holden said, “It depends
on the day.”
Many Council members have
complained the Mayor is difficult to
work with or unavailable.
Myers said a vote for him will be
a vote for civil rights, lower taxes
and making Baton Rouge a better
place to live. “It’s time for a change.
We need fresh eyes. Someone competent, capable, independent. Remember, a vote for your principles
is never a wasted vote.”
Holden criticized Walker, saying,
“He has no track record, no solutions. He doesn’t give people credit
for having common sense. We have
come too far to turn around now.”
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here for over a century. My degrees
are in planning. We’re going into
a runoff. The question is, who can
cross party and racial lines?” He
said Walker is incapable of beating
Holden and should withdraw.
Walker asked, “Is this a safe
city? Are changes needed? Which

candidate are you most comfortable
with?” Walker said he has been
faithful and will continue to be faithful to God, the country, his family,
and the citizens of the parish. “If
you want to make a change, then
help me next Tuesday,” he said.

CENTRAL — The Central Community School System has been
awarded a $50,000 grant to launch
a new Industrial Electrician Certification Program.
The program will be open to
students at Central High School
during the day and to students and
members of the community during
the evening. Classes will be held
at the Career Technology Lab at
the new Central Middle School.
Supt. Mike Faulk said the school
system is grateful for the grant from
the Associated Builders & Contractors. Faulk said, “This is the kind
of program which will provide a
qualified work force in or near the
Central area for the years ahead.”

The program is scheduled to begin in the spring semester. Supt.
Faulk plans to survey students to
determine their interest. Central
High already offers a welding certification program.
High school students will probably take the course two hours a
day, while night students will take
the course three hours a night three
nights a week. The course will be
one semester long at first and will
expand to two semesters in the fall,
he said. At the end of the course,
students will be eligible to take
certification tests.
For more information, contact
the Central Community School
System at 225-262-1919.

Central to Launch Classes
For Electrician Certificate

Walker Drawing Unexpected Support
Continued from Page 1

tious and at odds with the other public officials that a Mayor-President
of us being together.’”
Addison, who is completing his has to work with, such as the Metro
third four-year term, said he has Council, the Sheriff, and the D.A.
known Mike Walker for more than We need a Mayor who will embrace
20 years and that they have worked other people and work with them to
closely together on the Metro Coun- get things done.”
“If you disagree with the Mayor
cil for the past 12 years.
“Mike Walker is a very hard on anything, he shuts you out. I like
worker. What you see is what you Mike Walker because he reaches
get. He tells you where he stands. across races, incomes, and politics
He tries to find common ground and works with people.”
and to make the situation better. I Addison said he has been watchbelieve that, as Mayor-President, ing the political commercials. “The
he would hit the issues head-on, Mayor says we are first in this and
especially crime and infrastructure first in that, but that’s not the way
— roads, bridges, and the sewer people here feel. Whether it is edusystem. We have some very serious cation, crime, or employment, we
problems, such as the sewer sys- are nowhere near where we need to
tem, which has ballooned under the be. And the murder rate is indisputcurrent Mayor from $686 million able.”
to $1.4 billion with no explanation “We really need to move the CityParish in a different direction. As
from the Mayor.”
“We passed the Green Light Pro- an African-American leader, I want
gram but we still don’t have traffic a better Baton Rouge. We can do
that with all races and all parties if
moving in the right direction.”
Regarding Mayor-President Kip they meet us half way. I want us to
Holden, Councilman Addison said get away from racial politics. Mike
the public has a completely distort- Walker will do that.”
ed impression. “People have the Addison said a number of key
impression that he is very friendly black leaders will be publicly exbut that is not the case at all. Be- pressing their support for Walker
hind the scenes, he is very conten- between now and election day.

CAPITAL CITY NEWS Thursday, November 1, 2012 17

More Central High Homecoming Court

Junior Mallory & Eric Burns

Junior Jordan & Philip Guay

Junior Maggie Milstead & Darryl Shaffer

Sophomore Tobi & Matt Baudry

Sophomore Morgan & Guy Blanchard
Continued from Page 14

Sophomore Yuri Ma & Billy Pryor

Sophomore Rebekah & Dale Phillips

Freshman Payton & John Coxe

Freshman McKenzie & Brian Knapps

Freshman Serenity & John Lanclos

CENTRAL — Miss Breigh Allen was
named the 2012 Central High School
Homecoming Queen in ceremonies at
Wildcat Stadium. She was crowned
by the 2011 Homecoming Queen,
Garilon Triplett. The members of the
court were:
• Miss Payton Michelle Coxe is
a freshman and a first year member of
the court. She is a freshman cheerleader at Central High School.
• Miss McKenzie Knapps is a
freshman and a first year member of
the court. She enjoys singing, writing
music, hunting, fishing, playing basketball, and playing the guitar. McKenzie says music is her life but God is
her everything.
• Miss Serenity Lanclos is a
freshman and a first year member of
the court. She enjoys dancing and
spending time with her friends.
• Miss Tobi Baudry is a sophomore and a second year member of the
court. She is a member of the varsity
girls’ soccer team, junior varsity cheer
squad, and the 10th grade leadership
team.
• Miss Morgan Blanchard is a
sophomore and a first year member
of the court. She is a member of the
Beta Club, youth and government,
10th grade leadership team, and the
JV cheer squad.
• Miss Yuri Ma. Yuri is a sophomore and a first year member of the
court. She is honored to be a part of
this year’s court. She is attending
CHS as a part of the student exchange
program. Her host parents are Danny

and Sara Allen. Yuri enjoys playing
the piano and cooking. Her favorite pastimes are spending time with
friends and eating chocolate.
• Miss Rebekah Ann Phillips is
a sophomore and a first year member of the court. She is a second year
member of the Best Buddies Club.
Rebekah is an active member of the
Youth Department and dedicated
member of Comite Baptist Church.
• Miss Blaire Bauer is a junior and
a second year member of the court. She
is a member of the varsity cheer squad,
the Beta Club, and Best Buddies.
• Miss Mallory Burns is a junior and a second year member of the
court. She is a member of the varsity
cheer team and the CHS track team.
Mallory is a member of the Beta Club
and Board Games Club.
• Miss Jordan Gauy is a junior
and a first year member of the court
and a varsity cheerleader.
• Miss Maggie Milstead is a junior and a first year member of the
court. She is a member of the CHS
Kittens dance team.
• Miss Breigh Anne Allen is a senior and a third year member of the
court. Breigh maintains a 4.0 GPA
and is the president of Student Council and the Best Buddies Club. She is
a member of the Beta Club and Youth
in Government.
• Miss Hannah Rae Ashford is a
senior and a second year member of
the court. She is a member and captain of the CHS Kittens dance team.
Hannah is senior class vice president,
a member of the Beta Club, a member

of the CODA Dance Studio, and an
active member of Journey Church.
• Miss Kassidy Bezet is a senior
and a first year member of the court.
She is a member of the Best Buddies
and the Bible Club. Kassidy is an active member of The Rock Church.
• Miss Shelby Breckwoldt is a
senior and a first year member of the
court. She is the captain of the varsity
cheerleading squad, treasurer of the
Senior Class of 2013, and treasurer of
the Student Council. Shelby is a member of the Beta Club and Best Buddies.

• Miss Victoria Dixon is a senior
and a first year member of the court.
She is secretary of the Beta Club and
an active member of Central Community Theatre. Victoria is a member of
FCS, Bible Club, and Central High’s
Thespian Troupe.
• Miss Crystal Rankin is a senior
and a first year member of the court.
She is a member of the soccer team,
the Student Lighthouse team, and Fellowship of Christian Students. Crystal is an active member of the Zoar
Baptist Youth Group.

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A Message to the Voters of EBR:
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This campaign has brought me even closer to the community which I love so
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Now more than ever
we need an INDEPENDENT leader as our
Mayor-President —
someone with a clear
vision for the future who
will help our community
become a safe, prosperous place to live.
Just read the campaign finance reports,
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into a runoff, so that the real issues will be discussed!
Please Vote Steve Myers for Mayor-President